unbilled role

unbilled role
  a 'supporting' role for a major (sometimes minor) star that is officially credited (usually in the end credits), but no mention (or billing) is made in the film's advertisements or the opening credits; contrast with cameo and uncredited role.
  Examples: Harold Russell in The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), Bill Murray in Tootsie (1982), Jack Nicholson in Broadcast News (1987), Gene Hackman in The Firm (1993)

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